A Hollywood Regency-Style Apartment

Secrets for turning a rental into a modern, glamorous home.

Up-and-coming interior designer Melissa Warner shares her secrets for turning a West Hollywood rental apartment into a modern, glamorous home.

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A Modern Living Room

A Modern Living Room

A sparkling, modern palette and a deft mix of patterns give Melissa Warner's West Hollywood living room its effervescence. "There's a soft animal print, a floral, a geometric print, and an appliqué," she says. "All that variety makes it lively." Serena floor lamp by Oly. Ceramic stool from Forgotten Shanghai. Screen prints from Yolk. Walls are Soft Chamois by Benjamin Moore.ADVICE:
Too many chair and table legs can make a room "nervous." A skirted piece or two will make it feel "grounded."

Victoria Pearson

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Use Throw Pillows

Use Throw Pillows

Off-the-rack accessories helped the apartment come together fast: four days after she ordered them, the red wool pillows by Judy Ross arrived in the mail. Ivory pillows from Crate & Barrel's. They nestle on a "totally girly" vintage sofa reupholstered in Yoma's Savanna velvet.ADVICE:
One pair of pillows always looks skimpy. Use two pairs, in contrasting patterns, colors, and textures.

A Modern Living Room

A sparkling, modern palette and a deft mix of patterns give Melissa Warner's West Hollywood living room its effervescence. "There's a soft animal print, a floral, a geometric print, and an appliqué," she says. "All that variety makes it lively." Serena floor lamp by Oly. Ceramic stool from Forgotten Shanghai. Screen prints from Yolk. Walls are Soft Chamois by Benjamin Moore.ADVICE:
Too many chair and table legs can make a room "nervous." A skirted piece or two will make it feel "grounded."

Victoria Pearson

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Use Throw Pillows

Off-the-rack accessories helped the apartment come together fast: four days after she ordered them, the red wool pillows by Judy Ross arrived in the mail. Ivory pillows from Crate & Barrel's. They nestle on a "totally girly" vintage sofa reupholstered in Yoma's Savanna velvet.ADVICE:
One pair of pillows always looks skimpy. Use two pairs, in contrasting patterns, colors, and textures.

Victoria Pearson

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Make It Personal

A former ballerina, Warner fell for Rafal Olbinski's print of a dancer and hung it in the living room above a Hollywood Regency-style cabinet, opposite the sofa. The lamp is from Restoration Hardware. Giant jacks are a flea market find.

Bedroom Turned Office

Warner turned a bedroom into her office, wallpapering the sliding doors of a closet for an instant splash of color and pattern. Wallpaper is Osborne & Little's Hothouse in Arizona.ADVICE:
The fastest way to make over sliding closet doors is to wallpaper them.

Victoria Pearson

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Delicate Bedroom Details

A tulip-lamp detail adds a unique touch with delicate flowers that never fade.